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The Note: Confronted by outcry, Trump blinks - ABC News

posted onJune 25, 2018
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Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein "This will solve the problem," President signing an order he claimed he couldn’t sign, and by changing a policy his administration claimed wasn’t a policy at all. The disturbing images that led to this point. Trump typically moves on as quickly as news cycles, and he’ll claim to have acted decisively and definitively. But this episode proves a broader point: The White House was not able to create its own realities when confronted by a public outcry. Trump blinked because so much light was shining in his face. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks One of the strangest aspects of the crisis at the border these last few weeks has been all the secrecy. Even members of Congress, let alone members of the press, were turned away for a time and denied access to government facilities. "Where's the transparency? Where's the accountability?" Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto expressed in frustration to ABC News yesterday, describing the difficulty she faced getting any answers from the administration. The president and most Republicans ran on the argument that federal agencies have serious flaws and need reform — that swamps need draining. As such, it has been (and will be) hard to square skepticism of government with lines from administration officials telling the country to trust them as they detain minors. Since 2014, state inspectors have reported a total of 246 "deficiencies" at 16 residential facilities in Texas ... Link to the full article to read more

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